I voted in the middle. And MY "in the middle" means shoulder length, maybe a tad shorter.
I like my hair best that way. It stays healthy, doesn't over power me and it isn't "work" to make it look nice.
Frames my face the best too.

I voted in the middle. And MY "in the middle" means shoulder length, maybe a tad shorter.
I like my hair best that way. It stays healthy, doesn't over power me and it isn't "work" to make it look nice.
Frames my face the best too.

Originally Posted by Kurlee

Ditto! But I'm going to try growing it longer than shoulder again for a while, just for a change.

I like shoulder length, but that is an awkward length for me to put up for "military hair" and have it still look good and in regulations. Just a couple of inches below the shoulders makes it easier. I'm around BSL now, and while the back is not as curly as my shorter sides, I still like it.

I voted medium. It's great for my hair now, and since going CG, my hair's been doing awesome at this length! Though I am growing it out during the winter months, so I'll see what happens. My opinion may change :P

3B Corkscrew... I'm back on the boards now! Just got The Big Chop on Monday, pics coming soon.

If I could get the length you have that would be cool. Yours still looks very healthy at that length. As seen on the recent "how long is too long" thread, finding long and healthy hair can be a rare thing! It's cool to see that you haven't seem to lose a lot of curl in the back.

I do prefer longer hair, but tend to agree w/ Kurlee. When my hair got past the over the shoulder point, it started looking scraggly. I'm going to try to grow it that way again, keeping my shorter layers in through & see how that looks

I voted long. I just love long hair, always loved it. I normally wear it long, just past BSL and a little longer. Right now I'm in the dreaded in between stage. My hair is a little past my shoulders. I have only been wearing it curly since June. Before when my hair long I'd only wear it straight. So I'm excited to wear my hair long and curly. There aren't many long curly heads walking around these days, not here anyway. So when I do see one I just fall in love and kinda have to keep myself from staring!

Mitabird, you know I am your biggest fan !!!!!! I would give both arms and legs to have your hair!!!

My hair is easier to keep long. That being said I have to not cut it for ages to get it past bsl. My head is too big for short hair and my curls look better at a longer length.
I think the only real difference is the drying time and amount of product used. But then my hair isn't as long as mitabirds so if I ever get to that length I'll revise this

Generally speaking I prefer mine long. But I like to go short every now and then, and I'm thinking about it for next spring (short for me is shoulder-length or slightly shorter). It annoys me when it's in between, it's such an "eh" length on me. I don't maintain it at a medium length, it means I'm growing out a short cut- so I'm wishing it would grow faster! lol

It's actually easier for me to care for it when it's longer. I mean, conditioning and stuff is a breeze when it's short, but it also takes work to make sure it doesn't get huge and make me look like a mushroom! It's difficult to keep down the volume when there's no weight to it.

ETA: When I say long I mean, ummm, maybe 3 inches or so past my shoulders, and beyond. And it looks like my idea of short is most people's idea of medium! Really short hair doesn't work on me. It's barely curly at that length, and overall kinda boring.

I'm still experimenting with what length works best for my hair so I didn't vote. Medium(shoulder length) hair worked really well for my curls. But I feel like growing my hair out long just to see what it will look like. I have a feeling my curls will get stretched out but I really want to see anyways. I love long hair!